This Material Protects Homes. Why Don't US Builders Use It?
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- Опубліковано 24 вер 2018
- A building material called a 3D cementitious sandwich panel is made of fire retardant foam sandwiched between two wire mesh faces. The two faces are connected with reinforcement wires that run through the foam and the whole thing is enveloped in concrete. If built properly, it's very strong, and can withstand high winds, earthquakes and even fires. A start-up called RSG 3-D wants to bring this technology to the masses in the U.S.
There's a building material that could keep houses intact during hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes and fires. While it's been widely used around the world, the U.S. is a laggard in adopting the construction technique.
One company trying to change that is RSG 3-D, which is bringing a building material known as 3D cementitious sandwich panel for mass production in the U.S.
"Housing economists will tell you that 77 percent of homes built in the United States are at extreme risk for some type of natural disaster," said RSG 3-D CEO Ken Calligar. "The East Coast is primarily hurricane, the Midwest is tornadoes, which we will also survive, the Rockies and the West are wildfire plus seismic events. We are resistant to all of that."
Last year was the costliest year on record for climate disasters in the U.S., with over $300 billion in damages, according to NOAA.
Each panel made by RSG 3-D consists of fire retardant foam sandwiched between two wire mesh faces. The two faces are connected with reinforcement wires that run through the foam and the whole thing is enveloped in concrete.
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This Material Protects Houses. Why Do US Builders Avoid It? | CNBC
The system was invented in California in the 60s.
It was first patient in the early 70s.
2 hour fire rated, 250 wind load, 9.0 seismic rated. Oh 70% more energy efficient than traditional wood homes. More efficient than SIP or ICF due to thermal mass.
Are you sure about that? Your code only show A,B, and C, rating for seismic. and the entire certification expires this month! Did you renew it ?
This will be the system I use for a single story house in Florida on the Atlantic coast.
Plan to move in a year or so after I buy land during the impending Great Recession.
Will add a rooftop deck and BBQ with an elevator and firepole.
Hope to make it on the cover of Architectural Digest.
Wish me luck.
I am reading a lot of negative comments here. Habitat for humanity built several of their homes using this material in Homestead Florida. They were built right before hurricane Andrew hit. Homestead was Ground Zero. The Habitat for Humanity houses survived hurricane Andrew when other houses in the neighborhood were demolished. The roof and walls are one solid piece. There is no little tile or molding to come off the roof and become a weak point and have the wind get under it and tear the house apart. It doesn't make sense to build a house with a roof made up of hundreds of little pieces. SCIP panels survived a category five hurricane. They don't burn. They don't rot. They have been around for 40 years. It kind of makes you wonder why no one is making houses out of them.
This isn't new building material. In fact, it's behind the old hadite block with rebar and foam structures that were made decades ago. You know what happens when a tornado hits those... and they are stronger.... they got demolished. Tornadoes will bend beams in a skyscraper. Another thing they have yet to prove is the actual PROOF this will survive a cat 5 beach hurricane. That's a whole different ball of wax than straight line sustained winds.
Greed . The cost of all the hundreds of different materials to construct houses would be put out of business I’m looking into building some of these in Baja.
The answer is:CONCRETE
Or bricks!
@@WadcaWymiaru Brick homes don't do well in earthquakes.
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@@nich0lee bricks are downright dangerous in an earthquake. I just watched a video simulation of a brick house in an earthquake, the entire thing came crashing down. If anyone was inside, it would have claimed lives. Super dangerous.
SHOW US THESE HOMES >AFTER< A NATURAL DISASTER!
THAT WOULD SELL IT!
There are multiple videos stating how other countries have benefitted from these and other methods of construction which that prevent disasters and financial destruction and the industry
continues to ignore the realities. The reason is the construction
industry continues to block these efforts, out of ignorance. America is filled with barbarians and ignoramuses who cannot think outside the box and see the financial gains outside of their
financial models. But the worse part is their indiffference to saving lives and not putting profit first, which is not even true because again, they are one trick ponies and cannot see the economic gains through alternative means.
They have...the beach house that survived a hurricane. etc etc etc...just look it up
@@rossieuranga6771 As an American I find your statement quite offensive about us.
@@rossieuranga6771 I offended a construction boss once when I said that after a sideburns down houses we build new ones out of the same flammable materials as the first one....how does that make sense?
I'm all for fireproof tech. We get so set in our wats that we miss opportunities and don't learn from our mistakes.
Also I don't think a lot of us Americans have even heard of fireproof dome houses or aircrete. Etc
@@rossieuranga6771 Odd thing to say about the country that has produced over 50% of all the advancement in modern history ....
Any time you try to change the status quo your to resistance goes up a hundred times no matter how good it is for the world
White floating concrete has been around a long time. Its great. Light weight, Fire proof, + accepts drywall screws like wood. I seen a 2' cube float in water high like a cork
I obviously shouldn't point out then what would happen if a large structure we inundated with water from storm surge then
and eco friendly,...you will spear the woods
In 1980 built a huge wss as warehouse building in Anaheim California. Had three dummies helping me and it went up so fast so easy. Great great product
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW OUR REPRESENTATIVES HAVE NOT MADE IT LAW YEARS AGO. THEY SHOULD ALSO HAVE. STARTED A FUND GOR FUTURE BUILDINGS.
how about us citizens take responsibility instead of thinking some politician a thousand miles away care a crap about you or your problems, or this country. stop needing others to solve your problems, they only cause them
@ JOHN MARTINS TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU. WHO OR WHAT POLITICIAN GIVES A CRAP FOR A CITIZEN HAVING A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD. AND HONESTLY BY CITIZEN I MEAN A WAR VETERAN. YOU POSTED IN A MORE ANGRY AND RESENTED MANOR , BUT ...YES IT IS DISHEARTNING TO SEE HOW NO ONE CARES ABOUT ANYONE BUT THEMSELVES. ESPECIALLY IN THIS COUNTRY WHERE OUR VETERANS DO DESERVE MORE MUCH MORE THEN WHAT THEY CAN DO TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES AFTER THEY ARE TAKEN IN FRESH YOUNG AND STRONG OF MIND AND BODY THEN CHEWED AND SPIT BACK OUT " WHEN THEY ARE NO LONGER NEEDED OR ABLE TO CARE FOR THEMSELVES.
LOUDDD NOISESSSSS
I disagree with the statement that met zero can’t be obtained from wood. It’s suggesting that you can’t just plant more trees.
It’s worse than that… there are hundreds if not thousands of net zero houses already in existence built with wood framing. If that dude is ignorant of that, I don’t trust him on this…
I wonder about the engineering behind this. ICF seems to be better option due to more interior and exterior finish options. I also like the thermal mass properties. Code approvals on this system?
Can't get to a net zero home using wood.
The Swiss "hold my chocolate"
hold my concrete*
very good construction system I worked it in South America
Carter was so ahead of his time when it comes to anything environmental
Yeah, he even witnessed a UFO one time.
And he never started a war.
How is President Carter still alive is a big mystery.
Throughout his life he has spoken, on several occasions, against America's endless dirty wars, Military-industrial complex, and dirty capitalism yet he is still alive.
@@llothar68 Lol, birthing the biggest terrorist state in human history is good enough for you eh? LOL!! Carter was the worst president in US history till Odumbo and now Talibiden.
yeah, when he told a freezing US to ignore their lack of heating in winter and just wear sweaters instead, that was very advanced!! 🤣
"updated building codes are needed"
welp, see you in about 100 years
The opening shot of a wall and also the shot of the modern concrete building is work done by my uncle in palm desert ca. He runs a crew with over 20 years experience with 3d panel construction. We are also distributors of the paneling.
The modern building is the palm desert chamber of commerce henderson building
Tell him I'm hiring his crew in about a year for a working vacation on the mid Atlantic Coast of Florida.
I'll rent a house for 6 months just for him and his crew. Boss gets the master.
It'll be on the beach.
Wish me luck.
This concept needs to be implemented more throughout the united states as a whole. Florida, Puerto Rico could implement it there!
I always wondered being an Indian we build fully concrete homes and Americans build with wood..
Wood is widely available though in America ..
Concrete is non flammable
Heavy can withstand tornados
Cannot be damaged by flooding..
Termite resistant..
Why they don't use concrete in large numbers?
Profit margin probably.
Cost. Americans want things to look nice without paying very much money...
Insurance company greed?
@@richfarfugnuven6308 Building a concrete house in Asia (China, Japan, Korean...) would cost less than wooden house in US.
Maybe people need to think why the infra is more expensive in US and in less quality.
@@hamster6093 a large part is labor costs here in the US as well...
I watched a Hotel in Mexico get build out of that way back in 1987. Easy , very strong , fast , cheap !
If i ever get my siding redone getting a fire proof concrete skin sounds good.
Protect the eaves on your roof too. That’s where fire embers 🔥 usually take hold externally. They settle in the the eaves and then move into the attic.
@@AnnetteBond I’m concerned with that too. Some of the Hardie Board products looked interesting but I have weight and heat conductance questions.
I know of houses in third world countries that are built far better than a million dollar wood homes here.
Anyone else here from the 2020 west coast wildfire crisis?
Yep!
California needs to get on board with these new systems our builders are lacking
the answer is pay attention and have your house done by prefabcompanies who use all the various advanced techs. I am aligned with companies who are saving lives and educating that disaster is not necessary but America is still ignorant. Each region requires different things. Do not do it yourself and but go to the experts and stop trying to guess what is best. There is no best. Concrete is being used, along with this material, seismic prevention is done differently. Scandinavian countries got in early but America always puts profit first instead of doing things that durable.
It is not just the building technology, it is the method to construct it. The most precision is attained by off site factory built construction of homes. They have been around for years but now this has been perfected to be mass produced to surpass standards. This is not the only technology but existed since Jimmy Carter brought it to Habitat for Humanity. But instead of congress adopting such into law, the building industry as usual lobbyed against. However, now these and many other technologies will and are making a big difference in the construction world. Saving lives and property. Japan, Sweden, Finland, and Netherlands and many others invented disaster proof techs.
Can this be done but use hempcrete instead of concrete?
Good to know
Wood: i can use the best light wood
Concrete:no
Will the foam melt in a fire?
Wood:hold my wood
Concrete: hold my concrete
Brick: hold my brick!
Does anyone know where the home in 3:09 and 3:23 is? Possibly a real estate link.
This is literally just a reverse ICF system.
I wonder which one is better???
I need more information on this.
It MUST go mainstream
Carter... legend
Where do i sign?
Can we create multi - level floor? Using this?
Absolutely, go to our UA-cam Channel and see our case studies
RSG 3D PANEL why don’t you just show these homes after natural disasters...??
I like the idea here, but is this advertising?
"A wood structure will combust almost immediately"... " You can not get to a net-zero house with wood " either these guys are knowingly lying, with a straight face. Or they have never heard of CLT.
What's clt?
@@kiammiefreeman9103 Chicken, Lettuce, and Tomato
@@kiammiefreeman9103 cross laminated timber
Sounds too good to be true... because it is. There are a lot of issues with this type of material they are not talking about. Hadite blocks filled with rebar and foam which are STRONGER than this have been completely pummeled in tornadoes.
Do you know any company who build SCIP houses in Florida?
My house is made from it, well it was. Until hurricane Ian came, and it blew the door, and the roof right off. My neighbors with cbs and even wood frame did better. Lastly my insurance said they don’t cover houses built to this material as it wasn’t meant to withstand hurricanes. Don’t get this. Had my house demolished and rebuilt using CBS.
House fires often start from furnishings such as electrical goods which are not part of the building structure. It's nice if the building won't fall down, but if the smoke killed all the people inside they're just dead in a building that didn't fall down.
There are always alternatives to building your house full of synthetic foam, kids. All that reinforcing mesh is great, but you can do better than filling the gap with toxic waste.
EF-5 proof housing is already available at a MUCH lower cost than this. Has been for decades.
What is it?
What is it called? I want one!
I like this but I'm concerned about the chemicals used in the foam. Also, how does it stand up to insect damage and when will the cost become reasonable? Someone is making a lot of money for a house built with foam and wire.
You know it's covered in concrete right?
Since it's sealed in concrete it will eliminate the dangerous fumes you're rightly concerned about.
I'd be more worried of any VOX coming from the paint or carpeting.
That's why I use real wood 5" interlocking planks and 16" or 18" tile done in an offset style.
No do not use chemical building materials!!! The water and heat will go through one day and then it’ll stink!!! Please use Ancient methods
@@thisismagacountry1318 termites will eat into concrete and brick. They say resistant... because they can't say proof. Anything is resistant with pre-fab insecticides and proper maintenance.
@@chinaindia5957 foam + chicke wire + concrete = genius!
All things you can buy right now at Home Depot.
Just mix and trowel on the concrete.
Yea
The technology is there. Why don’t they use it?
Better than hempcrete?
Americans demand many things that their entertainment, government, educational system, religions etc. demand first.
Idk why its mainstream already very cool everyone here👏👏
Just build an underground home. It will even get you through a nuclear war!
😂
How lavish
The US seems like it's living in the 70s, it's hilarious. Other countries have moved on to reinforced concrete for majority of homes even without typhoons.
Garrison Robbie lol look at houses in Africa, South America ,Mexico, Asia and many parts of Middle East before you speak also you haven’t lived in a us house yet so shut your mouth up
@@weasdf8718 Obviously I'm not talking about those. Those are 3rd world countries. So you're admitting the US is a 3rd world country? Hey you said it, not me. I haven't lived in a US house? I've been to plenty. I traveled the world, unlike you.
@@weasdf8718 pretty sure they use bricks
@@weasdf8718 My dad's house built in Nigeria (country in the heart of Africa) 15 years ago is made of all concrete. I'm pretty sure it would survive extreme weather better than my home built in 2020 in the US.
Scandinavian countries still build a lot of wooden buildings yet they're considered advanced..
Where can I find this material
You mean the styrofoam and a mesh?
How's this going now?
can you retrofit using this material?
yes, its the best material to combine, very versatile. I have used if on more than 10 homes.
And you could make it into any shape
Is this starlite
2:14
Cant get to net zero house with wood. European starts to laugh. This sounds like a paid ad to me.
The biggest lie no house can sustain no natural disasters
this system will help mother earth stop deforestation.
Do we really know anything about the long-term effects of using EPS foam, which is chemical/petroleum-based, on our health? How many chemical compounds do these foams leach into the environment?
It’s a polystyrene based foam. It has a lot of negative side effects. But then again it’s in phones, furniture, TVs, cars and so on. After reading your comment I decided to look into it because I thought it was a good point. Although I don’t think it would be harmful to the residents because it’s encased in quite a bit of concrete.
Weihan Xingqi
In Europe all buildings are built with reinforced concrete and bricks, there is no need for polyurethane. The walls are than finished with intonaco mixture, smoothed and painted. Buildings built that way last forever.
Horse With No Name
Exactly. I’m from Germany and I can’t comprehend how people in the United States keep on building „shacks“ for houses all the while living in extreme weather regions. Even if a concrete house is more expensive, they should be the standard since life’s are at stake.
@@horsewithnoname8795 concrete has a lot of carbon impact
@@julchensweet2538
In the US they continue to build with wood because there is a whole industry mooching on it, primarily the insurance industry which would loose billions in insurances, which are now mandatory, and second the logging industry. And yes, the houses here are just fancy shacks that are so vulnerable to nature, the elements, mechanical failures and human errors it's amazing why they have not being outlawed.
If the environmentalist really cared about the environment housing is the first place they should start, saving the life of billions of trees.
So... What's the catch? What if you want to remodel? How do you safely cut through it? Does it off-gas during fires? What about mold if the house sits empty for a few months? Can it be repaired?
Exactly, isn’t concrete porous? How will high humidity and rainfall affect it over time and not act just like when rebar rusts in concrete causing it to fail?
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Some time its worth more to pay more for construction to last a life time not few decades so u build quality not just to last you but to last your children and there children good home is family legacy!
I just found my niche
Building codes.
So every wire through the insulation forms a sink for the temperature so if the outside concrete is cold the inside will have to fight that cold too. Terrible design for extreme climates
Stop with the talking, we want demonstrations
If it works so well, why did ‘Habitat for Humanity’ stop using it??
Because you touch yourself at night
Sorry, but put one of these through an F4 tornado and you're going to be looking at heaps of chopsticks.
Let's get some takeout!
No you won't. There's no wood for chopsticks.
It's concrete. How many parking garages get blown away...even in high end tornadoes?
None......that's how many.
kikstand2011
Parking garages are not built like this, they are built with massive steel beams and pillars encased in reinforced concrete to support the massive weight. These houses don’t even come near that level of building.
@@horsewithnoname8795 steel beams are used in houses just not in america.
How is styrofoam going to prevent fires.
Fred Frond it’s covered with cement
Its called an Insulated Concrete Form or ICF (trade name). The Styrofoam acts as an insulator for both sound and temperature. It also helps when forming the concrete.
ICF isn't really sustainable, it uses petroleum byproducts to act the way it is. The concrete core of the ICF stops fires
Meanwhile, you die from the fumes... in your sleep. Horrible solution.
my country asia all home use brick and rebar not wood like american.
barbarian type of capitalism is the culprit.
How is cement “net zero” ? What the hell is net zero anyway? Wood is abundant and cheap, the cost of lumber is artificially inflated. Wood will never be replaced by this and the “industry” will never adopt it .
Net zero is not possible
Give it some time
Homes have to breath
Code use to be for safety
Now they use Code to make a home more expensive
The foam is going to shrink when it gets hot
It’s a good start but you are not there yet. Judging by what I saw in this video the buildings have no foundations, meaning: no reinforced concrete pillars that sink into the ground at least 1/3 of the total height of the building and that anchor that building to the ground. Also, the amount of steel bars (and they have to be made out of steel, not iron) that are coming out of the base and into which the wall is lowered, are just not enough. There are other details that should be fine tuned, too many to list here.
Young lady should speak slowly precisely pronouncing all syllables!
these would be great if the foam was built for easy future recycling. but the reinforcement and shell will make this nearly-eternal landfill. would be better for the planet if you plan for the end-of-life. Your product is close to genius, but it's completely irresponsible.
Wrong !
@@ytSuns26 Care to elaborate? rather than just shout a single word? Lol, you're funny dude.
I'm reporting this to UA-cam as it should be listed as Paid Promotion.
do sometihng useful instead are you 14?
Just because the US has many dense forests, doesn’t make wood the best material for housing construction. Even if wood is abundant, the average house made from wood is still expensive for most people to afford. People spend their lifetime paying mortgage when wood homes don’t last long and require a lot of maintenance as they get older. Inflation and demand has raised the cost of wooden homes even more. Home insurance costs have gone higher. People can’t afford flood insurance. These wood homes can not stand tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, and go up in flames easily if fire.
People who lived centuries ago lived in better houses than we do. You can still see ruins and remains of houses build from centuries ago. They used better material.
The US really needs to learn and make a change. Give the common man a house made from material that lasts for generations.
And stop cutting the forests no matter which part of the world. Stop cutting trees. They are much more valuable than making a house out of them.
wouldnt the concrete make the inside of the house real warm and more difficult to cool?
no. because the foam between the 2 cement layers acts as insulation.
@@ericmartin2470 I currently live in a house designed by my wife and I ,made of this same material. The temperatures stay very constant. It is the most comfortable house I have lived in so far.
@@sethhack899 i dont debut it. its why i'm a big fan of spray foam. it acts as an insulator and air barrier. the house i'm looking to build is a Post Frame House and using spray foam extensively throughout with a conditioned attic.
@@ericmartin2470 I just had a brick dome in Mexico insulated with close cell sprayed foam. Excellent method. With both methods mentioned, the elimination of air draft in the house is a big contributing factor towards comfort many times difficult to achieve with other insulation methods.
USA needs to build houses with reinforced concrete like India and rest of the world. Invest more just one time instead of investing cheap multiple times
That’s a terrible idea that concrete would out right crumble in a Earthquake or go flying in the air from a tornado
😈💯 So you say it's better to cut down trees than to use benficial earth friendly materials 👎👎👎wtf 😏
Why the Mexican subtitles. WTF is going on
I believe you mean Spanish?
Builders dont use it because its obviously such a bad looking material for residential low rise homes. Terrible idea
Build houses of concrete this will fix the tornado damage.